more extensively had the war escalated . operations in borneo were extremely sensitive and they received little press coverage in australia , while official acknowledge ##ment of involvement in cross @ - @ border missions only occurred in 1996 . following a military coup in indonesia in early 1966 which brought general su ##hart ##o to power , a peace treaty was signed in august 1966 which ended the conflict . 3 @ , @ 500 australians served during confrontation ; casualties included 16 dead , with seven killed in action and eight wounded . australia ' s involvement in the vietnam war was driven largely by the rise of communism in southeast asia after the second world war , and the fear of its spread which developed
more extensively had the war escalated. operations in borneo were extremely sensitive and they received little press coverage in australia, while official acknowledgement of involvement in cross @ - @ border missions only occurred in 1996. following a military coup in indonesia in early 1966 which brought general suharto to power, a peace treaty was signed in august 1966 which ended the conflict. 3 @, @ 500 australians served during confrontation ; casualties included 16 dead, with seven killed in action and eight wounded. australia's involvement in the vietnam war was driven largely by the rise of communism in southeast asia after the second world war, and the fear of its spread which developed